Please note my inaccurate understanding of the month Jesus was born... I bring up a controversy and don't even get the facts right! It just goes to show that I don't take nearly as much time researching the factual basis of my emails (0 minutes) as I do with my blogs (5 minutes)]
Cindy,
Despite the anti-consumer movements of the Advent Conspiracy and others, I have decided that Christmas gifts are of absolute importance.
My reasons being:
1. Jesus wasn't even born in December. It was more like early spring, say March. Therefore, it is completely legitimate that we celebrate Consumerism (my suggestion: a rename to Consumermas) December 25th, and then have a huge throw-down for Jesus, March 8th (or 10th or 29th… really it doesn't matter. We're going ballpark here). Jesus Celebration will include: Pinatas filled with Pixie Sticks and miniature Bibles supplied by the Gideons (Sugar-rush Bible Study… better than crack!). For the evangelistic amongst us I would recommend: $20 bills & fake $20 Gospel Tracts. Trust me… they'll take the tracts home with them. ...
And so my friends, I wish you a Merry Consumermas, hoping that somewhere behind the towers of packages, multiple Holiday parties a week, and general stress of the season, that you find joy, simplicity, and the dream that a helpless baby born in the backwoods will make peace, love and freedom reign.
3 comments:
mmm sarcasm.
hey, it's my gift... and that last bit was genuine!
haha...ok, i'll give you the last part. :) merry consumermas!
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